Leg-rest attachment for chairs



Feb. 20, 123.

J. J; HOGAN LEG REST ATTACHMENT FOR CHAIRS Filed May 1, .1922 2 Sheets-sheet 1 I Feb. 20, 1923.

J. J. HOGAN LEG REST ATTACHMENT FOR CHAIRS Filed May 1, 1922- 2 sheets-sheet 2 j zvezzfwv UZ/z/z Jijifgymz, 193 04/ showing the leg-rest in Patented Feb. 20, 1923,

JOHN J. HOGAN, or sr. were; Mrss onnii 1 I LEG-REST ATTACHMENT ron'jorrhrns.

' Application filed May 1,

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Be it known that I, JOHN "J.1H GA'N, a citizen of the UnitedSt ates of America, and a resident ofthe cityof Louis and State of Missouri have invented certain new and useful improvements in a Leg Rest Attach- IS a specification.

merit for Chairs, of which the following- This invention'relates to an improvement in reclining chairs, and has for its primary object the purpose of providing an improved adjustable and demountable leg-rest.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide'a chair with ilnprovedfmeans whereby a leg-rest can "be readily swung'to positions of adjustment to'the seating 'CllSlilOllOf the chair, from a cushion. i I y ii further object of the invention is to provide improved means in an adjustable position beneath the seating leg-rest for adapting itto overstuffed upportion of the frame of a chair showing this improved leg-restapplied thereto. 7 Figure 2 is side elevation of Fig. 1 I

Figure 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but Figure 4 is a front elevation of Fig. Referring by numeralsto the accompany ing drawing each of the front chairlegs 1 are secured at their upperends to respective side membersQ, said side members being braced together in a desirable manner.

ru'ranged horizontally and secured inwardly of each of the side-.rnembers 2 by riveting'oithe like'such. as 3is a guiding member 4, and pivotally secured at 5 to each of said side members adjacent each respective guiding member is a releasing lever 6 each having a plurality of teeth .7 depending from its under side and provided with a, handle 8,-saidteeth of each of said lever 6 being disposed lengthwise of each of the guiding members 4;; I 3

Each of theside membersiZ at its front end is provided with an extending portion 9 and extending inwardly from each portion 9 is horizontally arranged boss 10, each different positions. I

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of said bosses being the reception ofa bolt 11, each bolt at its inner end supporting- I a slwingable arm 13, I

the bossed end 12 of each of said-armsadapted to be forwardly 7 extended from betweenthe sidemembers 2;

A. horizontally extended tie-rod l4 ,is-proly extending ends. of the arms 18 together (see Fig; 1), each of said arms being providedwith an inwardlyextending lug if, I? said lugs 15 being located" adjacent {the tierod'l, and 'swingably attached' to'each of said arms'for co-operation with a're'spcc tivelug 1s a llnk 1'6,'sa1d l1nks= 'beingtied to gether, 3.7, each of said links 16 intermediate 'o-fits bya horizontally extending tie-rod vlded for spacingandbrac ng'the forwardends beingleach pivotally secured at 18 t'o respective link l9, each; of'saidf links 16 be- A eingfor co-ope rationfwith a respective link 19 ,'sa1djl1nks 19 being secured together by a horizontally arrangedtieerod 21. a

From an inspection of Fi'gL l it" will be noted that the" pairs of arms l3, links 16 and pair of linksf1 9 are in "spaced apart, re ,lation, and adapteditolbe arranged there-T between is adeg-ibst. frame 22 whichQis provided with side "me in each of said 'sidednember's, adjacent the'Q 1 isiaslot25 ,and.-,forme,dinfl each s de Inemb r adjac'ent the end inernber end member 2 is a slot 27.

side of each: of the rnbe'rs 23, 1 formed .otherjand are for the rec'eptionl off-the tie rod 21 oftheepair of links '19 said tie-rod 21 extendingthrongh each of the slots25,.

Extended from each of the. runners 28 theiriends is an; outwardly disposed. 111 :30 S ra lugs so. being in Opf V posite dispositiongto each other and "each adapted to under engage a respective arm13, a v y and extended from one end of each of said runners is alu'g 31, said lugs31 also being zontally extending bolt32', each of said bolts supporting aswingablejmember 33, each of oppositely disposed andare-shorter in length said members being proyided with a pair f b enees nsir n r a hl i a d 1 I I members 2 is a lug 4L0, each of said lugs be- .ing in the pathot travel of the raised surfaces ll of a respective tripping member 37, and coi'inected at 42 to each depending portion Sifts an arresting link each o't' said links bearing, a horizontally extending pin 44 at its opposite end vtor engaging between respective teeth 7- of eaeh releasing lever 6. Tl'ie' leg-rest frame 22 isprovide'd with a cushion 15, whereas a seating cushion 46 is providedlbetween the side members 2 of the chair, said seating cushion 46 being supported on transversely extending. cross members 53 and 541. T

In the operation of a device of this improv d character, assuming that the leg-rest irame 22 and its cushion 1.5 is disposed beivath the seating cushion 4:6 as shown in Figs. 3 and stile operator upon engaging the end member 2st 01. the frame 22 and pulling outwardly thereon will cause said frame to be withdrawn from beneath the seating cushion 4:6, the inner end of said frame as designated by the end member 26 thereoi being slidingly borne upon a pair of pp0 sitely disposed track ways 4E7, Said frame 22 beingindirectly engaged on said track'ways by the track engaging members a8 which are securedto a respective runner 28 in opposite disposition from one another. v

This forwardly drawing of .the frame 22 from beneath the seating cushion 4 6 will cause the pairs of links 16 and 19 to told. in which the links 16 will be swung upwardly on their respective pivot-s 49 through which ll h are secured to the ends of the arms 13, theiejy elevating the forward end of the frame 2, and assaid frame is continually drawn rmtwardly and as the forward end of the Frame is upheld by the operator said pairs oi links 16 and 19 will commence to unfold as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3, and as the frame continually pulled out wardl'v the respective co-opera ting pairs of links 16 and 19 will" assume alined positions and will be retained in such alined positions hy'fi engaj ement: of findings oi the links is a gainst the under sides of respective links 19. During the outward drawing movement of the frame 22, the pair of arms 13 are caused i .to swing on th e'ir respective pivots 11, and

as oon as pairs or o pantin -links is a l 19 "at "edst' 'telned'or alined posi i ns,- i er" continues outer movement 33 is provided with eas es of: said frame will tend to cause the respective arms 13 to assume straightened or alined positions with each co-operating pair of links 16 and 19. In the assuming of the straightened positions of the pair or arms 15% relative to the pair of co-operating links 16 and 19, after said links 16 and 19 have been straightened, the end of the frame 22 hearing the end member 26 will be swung upwardly on the radius A taken from the tierod 21 '(see Fig. 2), in which each lug 31 will be causedto respectively engage a cam portion 35 oi": each respective member 33 and force said cam portions out of their paths, and as soon as said lugs 31 move liar enough upwardly, said cam portions will become seated beneath said lugs 31 by the respective springs 50, said cam portions of each respective member 83 holding the frame 22 in extended position as shown in Figs. 1and2.

Tn carrying out the aforesaid operation, it is to be noted that when the arms 13 are being swung upwardly, each respective link 13 pivotally secured thereto as designated at as will be moved thereby, and in which the pin in of each link will be engaged. be tween respective pairs of teeth of the respective releasing levers 6.

During the pulling and lifting operation ofthe leg-rest 22, if it were desired to repose in an inclining position, such position can be maintained by the pins at of the respective links 13 automatically engaging the respective teeth 7 of the releasing lever 6.

Assuming that the occupant ot the chair desires to lower the leg-rest from the positions shown in Figs 1 and 2, he elevates either of the releasi g (S by lifting the engaged teeth of said levers from the pins 4-.- of the respective links 18, the releasmg oi said pins and links allowing the leg rest Irame own weight.

22 to swing downwardly byits So that the releasing lever 6 will be moved together when either of them are elevated; a tie-rod 51 is secured to the depending ends 52 :lor tying them together.

.l n disposing the frame 22 beneath the seating cushion 16 either oi the releasing levers G are swung u m'ardly on their pivots 5 and upon the releasing oi? each pin l4 ot the respective links 13 from. the teeth 7 01 said lever 6, the arms '13 will be allowed to swing (lownwardlfv and in which the raised portion 4:1 01 each member 37 upon being eugaged by a respective pin (1-0 will force said members 37 downwardly against the portion 36 o'l? each member 33, thereby loreing the cam portions 35 of each of the .meu1- hers 3?, from beneath respective lugs 3101f the trame 22, the releasing ot the cam portions from beneaththe respective lugs 31 oi the frame 22 will allow said Frame to tail and in which the arms 13 and co-operable pairs of links 16 and 19 will assume the approximate pas ions shown in the dotted secured to said runners 28. The sliding of the frame-22 upon the run- .ners'28 is required for ClOSEIlg the 44. of the "shown in dotted lines D and E ..and in which the links 16 will swing upon their respective pivots 49 of the arms 13,'

each bearing a lug I ward endor" the frame 22 against swinging downward by engagement of each, of Said indicating lines B and'C respectively (see fter the arms 13 and respective links 16 am-1119 have assumed the positions as i'ndi cated by the dotted lines Band C, further inward movement of the frame 22 will bring,

the track engaging members 48 into engagement with the forward end of the respective track ways 47."

Further inward movement of the frame 22 uponthetrack waysif'will cause the links 16 and 19 to told, on account of further down and rearward, movementof the arms 13 being stopped by engagement of the pins of the releasing levers 6, said folding of said links 16 and 19 assuming the positions in Fig. 3,

said'links16 and 19 finally assumin the positions in full linesin'Fig. 8, thelin s 19 56. sustaining the forlugs 56 with a respective lug 57 each of said lugs 57 being borne by a respective extending portion 29 of each runner 28.

tach of the side members 23 of the frame 22 are provided with a'runner 58, eachrunner'58 resting on respective runners 28, said runners 58 also providing retaining walls to the respectiveslots 25 and 27 formed 011 each of the side-members 23.

The slots 25 and 27 of'the frame 22 are tfor the )ur 3086 of bermittin said frame to l l a be slidably moved upon the runners 28, said frame and said runners 28 being tied together by the tie-rod 21 which passes through the pair of slots'25 and the tie-rod 59 which passes through the pair of slots 27, said tie-rod 59 being arranged between and p p vided between. ad acentineetingcdges 60 of the leg-rest cushion 45 andseating cushion 46, when the cus ion 4.5is in a position inclined from the horizontal. In this connection, when the frame 22 is moved upwardly 111to abutmentwith the seating portion 46,

the catching portiontil of the leaf springs frame 22 will 62 which are borne hy the' cngage'the tic-rod 21 thereby holding said fran'ie in its upwardly-shifted position.

When the leg-rest is raised to a horizontal position in alinement with the seating cushion 46 the position of the frame 22 will bel f outwardly relative to the slots 25 and 27 thereof said frame being held in its ex tended position by the catching member 63 engaging the tie-rod 21.

What I claim is 1. A leg-rest attachment for a chair, a

seating port on'with which said leg-rest is seating.

links 43 with respective shoulders said links of'each of between saidarms when being provided levers, pair of each of said arms,

to co-operate, apairof arms between which said leg-rest is adapted to be arranged each being""stationarily pivoted to the chair adjacent said seating said'links of each ofysaid pair of link sbeing secured toysaidleg-rest, and co -operableme'ans for" allowing each .'of"saids arms-and its co-operable pair feiitended positions or links to *be' held in leg-rest attachment for a chair,v a" portion with which said "leg-rest is to,co op'erate, a p'airof arms between which being pivoted to the chair adjacent said seating portion each of said arms having its respective pivot held against-displace- 'ment a pair oli links c o operable with each" eacho'f said pair of links being secured to said legf of said arms, one of said links. of

rest, co-operable means forallowing each of said to be held in extended positions, and means forup-holdingsaid leg-rest between said arms when said arms and their respective links are moved in extendedpositions. 3. A leg-rest I attachment to co-operate,a pair of arms said leg-rest is adapt'edto be arranged each being stationarily pivoted, to thefchair ad'-' jacent saidseating portion, apair of links arms and its co-operable pairot' links for I a chair, a seating portion Wltll which said leg-rest is between W-hlCl'l 7 portion, a pair of links "co-operable with each of sa d a rms',io'neof I saidleg-rest is adapted to be arranged each i I co operable with 'each of said arms, one of said pair of links being secured to said leg-rest, co-operablemeans for allowing each of said arms andfits cov voperable pair of links to be heldinex'tended positions," means for'up-holding said leg-rest respective links are moved in extendedpositions, and means for releasing said up-'h0ld- "mg means. Y

4.. A leg-rest attachment for 1 al chaircomprising a pair of releasing leversea'ch bearinga ser esof'te'eth, a pair-of swlnga'bler" said arms and their arms stationarily pivotedto' the chair each with arresting means for co-operation wltlr respective; teeth of said one ofsaid links of links pivotally secured *to i .a frame swingable be-'* "tween said arms and theirrespecti've links,

eachof Saidpair oflinks being pivotal'ly secured to said frame adjacentone end, means for V upholding the ops. posite end of said frame between said arms,

and releasing means for said. lip-holding means. p

5. In a chainia pairo-f stationarily held side members therefor,-an arm pivotally secured to each of for holding each I,

ided on each o'fsaid arms if one end of said frame to wardly.

secured to the en,

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tioned links each being provided with means whereby ea 7. respective second link can be extended in alinement therefrom, a frame arranged between said arms and their respective links and pivots secured between said second pair of lin borne by each of said arms having engagement with the under side of said frame at one end, means for holding said arms and their respective links in difiierent positions of inclinatio-inand means for releasingeach of said members of said arms for allowing swing down- 6. In a-ehair, a pair of stationarilyheld side members therefor. an arm pivotally secure-d to each or said side members, a link end of each of said arms, means pr vided on each or. said arms for holding each respective link in extending alinement therewith, a second link connected to each of said other links, said first mentioned links each being provided with means whereby each respective second link can be extended in alinement therefrom, frame arranged between said arms and their respective links and pivctally said second pair oi links, a movable mem ber borne by each of said arms having engagement with the under side 01": said frame at one end, means for holding said arms and their respective links in different positions of inclination, means for releasing each of said members or said arms for. allowing one end of said frame to swing downwardly,

and a track way arranged below saidside' members for the reception of the downwardly swung end of said frame.

7. A leg-rest attachment for achair eom prising a pair of releasing levers each hearing a series 01 teeth, a pair of swingable arms stationarily pivoted to the chair each being provided with arresting means for co-operation with respective teeth of said levers, a pair of links pivotally secured to each of said arms, a frame swingable between said arms and their respective links, one of said l'nks of each of said pair of links being pivotally secured'to said frame adjacent one end, means for Lip-holding the opposite end of said frame between said arms,

,7 a, movable member secured between gaged by a respective arresting releasing means for, said llP-llOlCllllg means, and a track way for receiving the released end of said frame. a

8. Aleg-rest attachment for a chair comprising a pair of releasing levers each bearing a series of teeth, a pair of swingable arms stationarily pivoted to the chair each being provided with arresting means for co-operation with respective teeth of said levers, a pair or links pivotally secured to each of said arms, a frame swingable between said arms and their respective links, one of said links of each of said pair of links being pivotally secured to said frame adjacent one end, means for llP-llOlCllIlg the opposite end of said frame between said arms, releasing means for said upholding means, and a track way for receiving the released end of said frame, each of said pairs of links adapted to told for supporting the opposite end oi? said frame when the released end of said frame is located on said.

track way. 9. An attachment for a chair comprlsing a pair of side members, an arm swingably secured to each side member each having its pivot fixedly secured to a respective side member, said arms being for the support of a leg-rest, a link extended upwardly from each of said arms each bearing an arresting pin at-its upper extending end, and a pair of releasing levers each bearing a series of teeth each being swingably secured to a respective side member, the teeth of each lever adapted to be engaged by a respective arresting pin of each respective link.

10. An attachment for a chair comprising a pair of side members, an arm swingably secured to each side member each having its pivot fixedly secured to a respective side member, said arms being for the support of a leg-rest, a link extended upwardly from each of said arms each bearing an arresting pin at its upper extending end, a horizontally extending guideway for each of said pins, and a. pair of releasing levers each bearing a series of teeth each being swingably secured to a respective side member, the teeth of each lever adapted to be enpin of each re pective link.

7 JOHN J. noses. 

